Stanford men rout Washington State 69-56

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Stanford junior swingman Anthony Brown scored a career-high 30 points Saturday afternoon, and he also scored points with his coach at the defensive end of the floor.

"He defended very well," Johnny Dawkins said after the Cardinal's 69-56 victory over Washington State. "He did a great job against (DaVonte) Lacy, one of the best players in our league."

Lacy, who scored a career-high 39 points Wednesday against Cal, went scoreless in the first half (taking only one shot). He finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting.

"Stanford is a good team," Lacy said. "They're really long."

Brown tied his career high of four 3-pointers in the first 7 minutes, 24 seconds. He made his first six shots and wound up 8 for 10 from the field, 4 for 6 on 3s and 10 for 11 at the free-throw line.

"He was magnificent," Stanford guard Chasson Randle said.

"He really put on a show," WSU coach Ken Bone agreed.

Bone was similarly impressed with Stanford's defense. WSU, easily the worst offensive team in the Pac-12, shot just 31.4 percent from the field. That's a season low for a Stanford opponent.

"They're very quick, athletic and long," Bone said.

The Cardinal (16-8, 7-5 Pac-12) moved into a fifth-place tie with Colorado. Four of Stanford's remaining six conference games are at home, starting Thursday against last-place USC.

"I feel good about our position," Brown said.

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The Cardinal never trailed the Cougars before 3,054 fans at Beasley Coliseum. Stanford led 39-24 at the half after shooting 63.2 percent from the floor, but the Cougars (9-16, 2-11) twice pulled within five points midway through the second half after Stanford missed 11 of 12 shots to open the half.

"They just came out with more intensity," Brown said. "I felt like they were a little more aggressive than us."

Brown, who averages 13.3 points per game, set his previous career high of 24 points Jan. 12 at Oregon. Lacy was just one of many WSU defenders who could not control Brown, who had 20 points by halftime.